NJDII_002 Didactics of the German language

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ursula Dorothea Riedner, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ursula Dorothea Riedner, Dr. phil.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The requirement for the participation in this class is a completed bachelor degree in german language or a comparable field of study and the conclusion of the seminar NJDII_001 Didaktika I - pozorování".
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is designed for future teachers and provides fundamental knowledge of the didactics of German as a foreign language. One focus is on the 'skills' of reading, listening, speaking and writing and the 'competences' and/or 'literacies' related to these. Approaches that focus more on the conventional side of language will be discussed in comparison with approaches that emphasise the fostering of linguistic creativity. Other important topics of the course are the functions, theoretical basis, structure and specifics of curricula and framework curricula relevant for teaching; the development of an overview of textbooks for German as a foreign language in use at Czech secondary schools and their critical analysis as well as insights into textbook research; as well as questions related to the use of digital media in the classroom and their didactic, pedagogical and institutional consequences.
Learning outcomes
Students broaden their basic knowledge of the didactics of German as a foreign language. They will be familiar with a range of possibilities for developing oral and written 'competences' and 'literacies'.They know relevant curricula and framework curricula as well as important textbooks for German as a foreign language with adolescent learners and can critically analyse them on the basis of scientific criteria. They gain an insight into the possibilities of working with digital media and can reflect on the role and relevance of digital change for teaching. They are able to independently familiarise themselves with various topics on the basis of scientific literature and to make the knowledge gained usable for their practice.
Syllabus
  • - Skills - Competences - Multiliteracies - Teaching concepts: Focus on orality - Teaching concepts: Focus on literacy - Framework syllabuses and curricula - Actual textbooks and textbook analysis - Questions of digitalization
Literature
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Methodik und Didaktik des Unterrichts Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Überblick (Methodology of German Language as a Foreing). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2000, 97 pp. 3231/Pd-9/2000-17/92. ISBN 80-210-2344-9. info
  • HUNFELD, Hans and Gerhard NEUNER. Methoden des fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterrichts : eine Einführung. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1992, 184 s. ISBN 3468. info
  • DOYÉ, Peter. Typologie der Testaufgaben für den Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 5. Aufg. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1992, 223 s. ISBN 3468494378. info
  • HEYD, Gertraude. Deutsch lehren :Grundwissen für den Unterricht in Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 2. überarbeitete und erweit. Frankfurt am Main: Moritz Diesterweg, 1991, 290 s. ISBN 3-425-04373-0. info
  • FUNK, Hermann and Michael KOENIG. Grammatik lehren und lernen. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1991, 160 s. ISBN 3-468-49679-6. info
  • HENDRICH, Josef. Didaktika cizích jazyků. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 498 s. URL info
Teaching methods
- Presentations - Reading of scientific literature - Plenary discussions - group work - Textbook analysis
Assessment methods
Seminararbeit (50% der Abschlussnote) Mündliche Prüfung (50% der Abschlussnote) 75% Anwesenheit und regelmäßige Bearbeitung der Hausaufgaben im Kursverlauf sind verpflichtend.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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